佛手

Mandarin · pinyin fó shǒu

Meanings

  1. Buddha's hand; fingered citron (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis)
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佛
fú · Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
手
shǒu · hand
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2–3 · fo2 shou3

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noun

  1. Buddha's hand; fingered citron
  2. (Hokkien) citron
  3. (Quanzhou Hokkien) a variety of tea leaf

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